sum in dispute

You need not pay the sum in dispute, but you should pay all other charges on the bill.

Surprise 'Rainy Day' Fund At the State University, the sum in dispute after the Governor's veto was $28 million.

The second waived the lodgment of sponsio (that is, the sum in dispute) with the praetor in cases of debt, enabling the praetor to hear the case.

But the enormous sums in dispute and the brother-to-brother hatreds that emerged made it a soap opera of avarice and malice, far outdistancing other celebrated courtroom brawls over rich people's money.

The Federal and Family Courts continue, but the Federal Magistrates hear shorter or less complex matters or matters in which the monetary sum in disputes does not exceed given amounts.

The prospect of instructing a French lawyer and dealing - at long distance - with the complexities of a foreign legal system is too daunting for most would-be litigants (especially where the principle is of more significance than the sum in dispute).